Shrines (album)

Shrines
Studio album by Purity Ring
Released July 24, 2012
Genre Synthpop[1][2]
Length 38:20
Label 4AD, Last Gang Records[3]
Producer Corin Roddick, Megan James[4]
Purity Ring chronology

Shrines
(2012)		 Another Eternity
(2015)
Singles from Shrines
  1. "Ungirthed"
    Released: 2011
  2. "Belispeak"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Obedear"
    Released: 2012
  4. "Fineshrine"
    Released: June 20, 2012
  5. "Lofticries"
    Released: 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (76/100)[5]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Consequence of Sound [6]
Drowned in Sound (8/10)[7]
NME (9/10)[8]
Pitchfork (8.4/10)[9]
Rolling Stone [2]
Slant Magazine [10]
Spin (7/10)[11]
Under The Gun Review 9.5/10 [12]

Shrines is the debut album of Canadian electronica duo Purity Ring. It was announced on April 23, 2012 by 4AD and was released on July 24, 2012.[13] The album reached number 100 on the UK Albums Chart.[14] In the United States, it reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums.[15]

The album was listed 24th on Pitchfork Media's staff lists top 50 albums of 2012[16] and 14th on the reader list.[17] It was also ranked 29th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012 and 50th on NME's best albums of 2012 list.[18] The album was named a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.[19]

The tracks "Ungirthed," "Belispeak," "Obedear," "Fineshrine," and "Lofticries" were released as singles.[13][20] In the UK, "Lofticries" was released on 26 November 2012, while "Fineshrine" was released on 4 March 2013. The music video for "Lofticries" was released on the Pitchfork.tv, the YouTube account of Pitchfork Media.[21]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Purity Ring. 

No. Title Length
1. "Crawlersout"   3:10
2. "Fineshrine"   3:29
3. "Ungirthed"   2:48
4. "Amenamy"   3:27
5. "Grandloves" (feat. Young Magic) 4:33
6. "Cartographist"   4:48
7. "Belispeak"   2:58
8. "Saltkin"   3:25
9. "Obedear"   3:29
10. "Lofticries"   3:59
11. "Shuck"   2:09
Total length:
 38:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 64
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 100
US Billboard 200[24] 32
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[25] 22
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[26] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[28] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[29] 25

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phares, Heather. "Shrines – Purity Ring". Allmusic. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anderson, Stacey (September 3, 2012). "Purity Ring - Shrines". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Shrines" on Last Gang Records
  4. ↑ "Shrines on Discogs". Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  5. ↑ Critic Reviews for Shrines. Metacritic. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ Larson, Jeremy (Jul 4, 2012). "Album Review: Purity Ring - Shrines". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jun 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ Suntharasivam, Josh (July 25, 2012). "Purity Ring - Shrines". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Avon, Hayley (July 22, 2012). "Purity Ring - 'Shrines'". NME. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ Richardson, Mark (July 24, 2012). "Purity Ring - Shrines". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Slant review".
  11. ↑ Hopper, Jessica (August 6, 2012). "Purity Ring, ‘Shrines’". Spin. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  12. ↑ "REVIEW: Purity Ring: 'Shrines'". Under the Gun Review. July 6, 2012.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "4AD Announces Purity Ring Album, Shrines". 4AD. April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Official UK Albums Top 100". Official Charts Company. August 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Shrines – Purity Ring". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  16. ↑ Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums Of 2012 - Pitchfork Media
  17. ↑ Staff Lists 2012 Pitchfork Readers Poll - Pitchfork Media
  18. ↑ Stereogum’s Top 50 Albums Of 2012 - Stereogum
  19. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List". Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Purity Ring". Discogs. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  21. ↑ Minsker, Evan (November 12, 2012). "Watch Purity Ring's Surreal "Lofticries" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Purity Ring – Shrines" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Purity Ring | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Purity Ring Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Purity Ring. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for Purity Ring. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Purity Ring Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Purity Ring. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Purity Ring Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for Purity Ring. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Purity Ring Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Purity Ring. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

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